Student Handbook - University of Dubuque

A decision reached by the Vice President and Dean of Student Life where the Dean served as thehearing officer may be appealed by the accused student or complainants to the Student ConductBoard of Appeals within three (3) class days of the decision. Such appeals shall be typewrittenand delivered to the Vice President and Dean of Student Life for referral to the Student ConductBoard of Appeals.The right of appeal does not entitle a student or organization to a full rehearing of the entire case.Rather, the Appeal Board is charged with the review of two (2) issues:1. Was the hearing conducted in such a way that the accused received due process?2. Was the sanction imposed in keeping with the gravity of the misconduct?The Appeal Board shall not hear an appeal unless the accused presents the Board with a writtenrequest for an appeal which touches on one or more of the two (2) above issues.The Appeal Board shall limit its inquiry to the issue or issues put forward in that complaint asthese issues relate to its charge. If, in the opinion of the Appeal Board, the appeal lacks merit, theAppeal Board has the power to refuse to accept it. If the Appeal Board does accept the appeal, itshall review the reports and documentation from the original hearing.The decision of the Appeal Board is final. The lone exception would be for the Board or theaccused to petition the Vice President and Dean of Student Life to reopen the original hearingbased upon the discovery of new evidence. The Vice President and Dean of Student Life willjudge the sufficiency of the new evidence. If the Dean reopens the original hearing, no appealmay be made from the resulting Vice President and Dean of Student Life’s decision.SANCTIONS DEFINEDAction Plan: Utilizing the resources at its disposal, the University will encourage all students toexamine the moral and theological components of one’s life. Sanctions for violation of Universityvalues, policies, or procedures are described in the following statements. Depending on theviolation(s), a student may receive one or a combination of these sanctions.Loss of privilege: removes from the student a privilege of use, access, or participation for aspecified length of time to be determined with the violation and student in mind.Loss of representation: removes from the student the ability to represent the University throughparticipation on intercollegiate sports teams (this includes, suiting up with the team or sittingwith the team during official games) and in any leadership roles on University committees andrecognized student clubs or organizations for the duration of the time the sanction is in effect.Responsibility Agreement: defines the parameters of expected behavior for a given period oftime. The agreement must be prepared by the student under the supervision of the designatedhearing officer and be approved by the hearing officer before implementation.98